Mexicans wash toms with bleach

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"The Mexican tomato industry has shown over many years its commitment to produce food that does not harm people."
-Mexican Agriculture and Health Ministries

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Most consumers do not even know about the U.S. salmonella scare. And those who do, rarely care.
Mexicans are accustomed to washing all produce because the vegetables sold on the national market are not held to the same standards as those certified for export.
Sergio Martinez, 40, a bricklayer buying two kilograms of tomatoes, says he isn’t worried about a little salmonella. He washes all of his produce with bleach and water.
“What the U.S. doesn’t want is what we see here. They always send the best stuff over there, from avocados to tequila,â€

I'd rather listen to the regular guy on the street than the "Agriculture" secretary, thank you verrry much! :lol:

No more mexican tomatoes for me, no sireeeee!

Do you honestly think the Mexico population cares about us dying here from food? Does China Care? Everywhere, they do not care if others die for greed?

LABEL OUR FOOD!

Restaurants should be required to post on the back of their menu were they get their food and beverage from.

Some years ago I read that Coca-Cola is making their syrup in China. Cola is not as good tasting as it was once upon time.

Buyer beware!

(It does not take much bleach... Another use of bleach if you get into poison ivy.. bleach and bleach wipes will have get rid of the rash. )

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Thanks vmonkey56! I knew there was a reason why I loved the foods you mention (welll, except pickles eww), now I know they have more hidden benefits! :D

Crapping in the fields where the food is doesn't help matters.

I DONT WANT BLEACH ON MY FOOD. I BLEACH MY BATHTUB, GARBAGE CAN, SINK, TOILET, CLOTHES......BUT FOOD? I DONT WANT BLEACH ON MY FOOD. WHAT IF THERE IS A BREAK WHERE THE STEM IS. WONT THE BLEACH ENTER THE TOMATO?

I AM GROWING MY OWN.

They taste a HELL of a lot better than store bought! PLUS I know what has gone into them.

Local mexican takeout stand had given me a fever and stomachache; now I suspect it was feeding us food that must have had some intestinal provoking bacteria; I've since decided against doing the local take out; I've noticed the number of cars lined up outside have dwindled, too.

I find this kinda interesting, since America has Chlorinated water. Bleach is made out of Chlorine, therefore they are just adding it to their water and then washing their produce. Pretty much, they are washing with unfiltered but Chlorinated water. In that country, anything is better than nothing.

Washing does not eliminate many of the foodborne illnesses like E Coli on Spinach.

Dixie

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I find this kinda interesting, since America has Chlorinated water. Bleach is made out of Chlorine, therefore they are just adding it to their water and then washing their produce. Pretty much, they are washing with unfiltered but Chlorinated water. In that country, anything is better than nothing.

Washing does not eliminate many of the foodborne illnesses like E Coli on Spinach.

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I AM THINKING THEY USE A MUCH STRONGER SOLUTION OF BLEACH THAN WE HAVE IN OUR WATER. PROBABLY STRONGER THAN IS HEALTHY.

AND THERE IS SOME ASSUMPTION THAT MEXICANS ARE NOT GETTING SICK BECAUSE THEY BLEACH THEIR FOOD. BUT WE DONT KNOW THAT THEY DONT GET SICK ANYWAY.

MANY PROBABLY CANT AFFORD TO GO TO A DOCTOR IF THEY GET SICK. OR THEY MIGHT LIVE IN ISOLATED AREAS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL TO A DOCTOR.

AND HOW GOOD DO YOU THINK MEXICO'S RECORD KEEPING IS? THEY PROBABLY GET SICK ALL THE TIME.

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Originally Posted by redpony353

I DONT WANT BLEACH ON MY FOOD. I BLEACH MY BATHTUB, GARBAGE CAN, SINK, TOILET, CLOTHES......BUT FOOD? I DONT WANT BLEACH ON MY FOOD. WHAT IF THERE IS A BREAK WHERE THE STEM IS. WONT THE BLEACH ENTER THE TOMATO?

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It doesnt matter if you use a little bleach and water to clean the tomato from the outside. Its the inside that you have to worry about. How do you think it absorbed all that juicy goodness? SEWER WATER AND PEE. :(

Just about everyone can grow a tomato in a pot in a sunny window and a little help from a grow light .

I just got chickens for eggs and if it gets really bad, which it looks like it could , I may turn on my little darling pets .

i got back to the woods while the getting was good and cleared by hand most of this land with a little help from kids and grandkids when they visited and while we were still healthy enough to do so . All our family and kids live in city and their lives depend on a good economy and city water . I tell them to keep water handy ,but they don't .